Institute for Medieval Studies

Session	631
Title	Digital Methods, II: Computer-Assisted Approaches to Manuscript Studies
Date/Time	Tuesday 5 July 2016: 11.15-12.45
Sponsor	Arts & Humanities Research Council Project 'Models of Authority: Scottish Charters & the Emergence of Government, 1100-1250'
Organiser	Stewart J. Brookes, Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Moderator/Chair	David F. Johnson, Department of English, Florida State University
Paper 631-a	What is Digital Palaeography, Really? (Language: English) Peter A. Stokes, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Université Paris Sciences et Lettres Index Terms: Computing in Medieval Studies; Manuscripts and Palaeography; Technology
Paper 631-b	Space between Words (13th-15th Centuries): Computer Vision and Medieval Linguistic Consciousness (Language: English) Dominique Stutzmann, Institut de Recherche et d'Histoire des Textes (IRHT), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Paris Index Terms: Computing in Medieval Studies; Manuscripts and Palaeography
Paper 631-c	Transformed Materiality: Advanced Imaging Techniques and the Study of Medieval Manuscripts (Language: English) Bill Endres, Department of English, University of Oklahoma Index Terms: Computing in Medieval Studies; Manuscripts and Palaeography; Technology
Abstract	This session will explore the potential for the computer-assisted study of medieval manuscripts; discuss the intersection of manuscript studies and Digital Humanities; demonstrate the potential offered by advanced imaging techniques; and share methodologies and conceptual frameworks.